nose out

nose out
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "nose out":
present tense I/you/we/they nose out he/she/it noses out present participle nosing out past tense nosed out past participle nosed out
to find out information, especially something that someone does not want you to know

We've managed to nose out a few things that I'm sure he wouldn't want to be made public.


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  • nose out — Nose Nose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nosed} (n[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nosing}.] 1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out. [1913 Webster] 2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nose out — verb recognize or detect by or as if by smelling He can smell out trouble • Syn: ↑sniff out, ↑scent out, ↑smell out • Entailment: ↑smell • Verb Frames: S …   Useful english dictionary

  • nose out — a team of trained dogs help us to nose out the armed passengers Syn: detect, find, discover, bring to light, track down, dig up, ferret out, root out, uncover, unearth, sniff out …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • nose out of — {informal} Curious attention; bothering. Usually used with a possessive and usually used with keep . * /When Billy asked his sister where she was going she told him to keep his nose out of her business./ Contrast: NOSE IN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • nose out of — {informal} Curious attention; bothering. Usually used with a possessive and usually used with keep . * /When Billy asked his sister where she was going she told him to keep his nose out of her business./ Contrast: NOSE IN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • nose\ out\ of — informal Curious attention; bothering. Usually used with a possessive and usually used with keep . When Billy asked his sister where she was going she told him to keep his nose out of her business. Contrast: nose in …   Словарь американских идиом

  • nose out of joint —    If something puts your nose out of joint, it offends or annoys you.     When he discovered he wasn t on the invitation list, that really put his nose out of joint! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • nose out of joint — noun An emotional state where someone in in a bad mood because he has been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action. I think he got his nose out of joint when they promoted his friend but not him …   Wiktionary

  • nose out — {v.}, {informal} 1. To learn by effort (something private or secret); uncover. * /The principal nosed out the truth about the stolen examination./ 2. To defeat by a nose length; come in a little ahead of in a race or contest. * /The horse we… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • nose out — {v.}, {informal} 1. To learn by effort (something private or secret); uncover. * /The principal nosed out the truth about the stolen examination./ 2. To defeat by a nose length; come in a little ahead of in a race or contest. * /The horse we… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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